Matter of ASRC Federal Data Solutions, LLC Decided: December 2, 2022 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protest Sustained Keywords: Key Personnel; Material Misrepresentation Protest Insight This case showcases the potentially fatal consequences of including inaccurate information in a quotation. Here, although the awardee company intended to hire two personnel specified in its
Matter of Sehlke Consulting, LLC Decided: May 18, 2022 Agency: Department of Defense Disposition: Protest Sustained Keywords: Key Personnel Protest Insight This case demonstrates that Key Personnel must be available at start of contract for that specific personnel to be considered as part of the proposal. Here, GAO held that the operative date for
Matter of: PAE National Security Solutions, LLC Agency: Department of Justice Disposition: Protest Sustained Decided: May 19, 2021 Keywords: Attorney’s Fees, Best Value, Bid and Proposal Costs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluations, Experience Requirement, Key Personnel, Remedies, Resumes, Task Orders, Technical Evaluation, Unequal Treatment of Offerors, Unstated Evaluation Criteria General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Protest sustained where the
Matter of M.C. Dean, Inc. Agency: National Security Agency Disposition: Protest Sustained Decided: June 15, 2020 Keywords: Key Personnel General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Offerors are obligated to advise agencies of material changes in proposed staffing, even after submission of proposals. Summary of Facts M.C. Dean, Inc. protests the award of a contract to PTSI Managed Services,
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Coastal Environmental Group, Inc. regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) award of a contract to PK Management Group under an invitation for bids (IFB), for remediation of lead contaminated soil in Omaha, Nebraska. The IFB provided
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Lamar Strong Associates, LLC Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. ________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest is denied where the agency reasonably concluded that the protester’s proposal was unacceptable and ineligible for award because it did not demonstrate that an individual proposed for a key personnel position had the experience required
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Maritime Institute Inc. Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Denied. ________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Requirement in a solicitation for logistics training for mariners, that proposals include the resumes and signed employment letters of intent for key personnel, is unobjectionable, where the agency has provided a reasonable explanation for the requirement. General
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Vinculum Solutions, Inc. Agency: Department of the Treasury Disposition: Protest Denied. _________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency improperly assigned weakness to protester’s proposal under key personnel subfactor based on information provided in protester’s final proposal revision transmittal letter is denied where, notwithstanding statement in solicitation that agency would consider résumés under
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Kevcon, Inc. Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Denied. _________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency improperly evaluated proposals is denied where the record shows the agency’s evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation and applicable procurement statutes and regulations. General Counsel PC Highlight: Kevcon, Inc. protested
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Agency: Department of Homeland Security Disposition: Protest Denied. ______________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest of agency’s evaluation of protester’s key personnel is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably found that some of the protester’s key personnel failed to satisfy minimum requirements identified in the solicitation. General Counsel PC